Name/Title
Walking ManEntry/Object ID
2024.1.2Description
Painting of faceless man in a suit walking. The man's chest and head (featuring a painted framed nose) are on a separate canvas stacked on top of a larger canvas that includes the man's torso and legs against a purple background. Signed in the lower right corner.Type of Painting
EaselCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2024.1Source or Donor
Transfer from the Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gift of Hiram and Avonell WilliamsAcquisition Method
TransferCredit Line
Transfer from the Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gift of Hiram and Avonell WilliamsMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Williams, HiramRole
ArtistDate made
1971Interpretative Labels
Label
Hiram D. Williams was a painter best known for his powerful, impressionistic figurative images that evoke the spectrum of human emotions ranging from the tragic to the comic. Williams was born in Pennsylvania and attended the Williamsport Sketch club and the Art
Students League in New York. After fighting in World War II, Williams completed his B.S. and M.Ed at Pennsylvania State. In 1951, he began his career in teaching art and continued until his retirement from the University of Florida in 1982. Williams has won numerous awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and from the University of Florida, the University President’s Bronze Medal. In 1994, Williams was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of
Fame.Created By
ashley.williams@gadsdenarts.orgCreate Date
April 25, 2025